Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
A sLUaG1Na MATCH

Between Dempsey aud Reagan for the
middieweigbt Championship.
NEW York, Dec. 13.--Jack Dempsey
and Johnny Reagan met this morning M
the Hudson, and fought to finish, for the
middle-weight championship of America
and $4,000 prize money, London prize ring
rules. The ring was pitched near tho
shore, and the fight began about $50 a. nj.
Terrific fighting was done from the start,
clinching and pounding being the order.
In the second round Dempsey claimed Rea-
gan was fouling him by spiking, and the
referee cautioned Reagan against it. In the
third round, however, Reagan accidentally
spiked Dempsey in terrible manner on
the left leg. The cut was so deep
that the 5one could be seen.
There was much wrangling, Dempsey's
umpire claiming the fight. The refer &c
overlooked 1t, however. In the fifth round
the tide, which was well on the aoo Il,
began to creep into the ring and ID mpsey
was compelled to move partly out OF his
corner. Still the men fought on deeper
ately until the eighth round, which was
fought with water three inches deep all
over the ring. Dempsey's leg was now in
terrible condition, and as it pained him
more he seemed to fight more DIES perately,
ifpossible than before furnishing Reagan
quite seriously. There was no doubt by
this time that Reagan was no match for
Dempsey in the matter of wrestling,
as the latter had thrown his opponent
with ease and yigor each time they
clinched. At the close of the eighth
round the referee stopped the fight until
another ring could be pitched on dry land.
The time occupied during these eight
rounds was eighteen minutes. All went
to the boat and the principals went to bed.
The wrangling between the parties con-
tinued loud and long.
AT 1910 p. m. the fight was resumed in
a much better place. Dempsey went right
at Reagan and clinch ensued, during
which terrific mitigating was done. 1t
ended by Dempsey back heeling Reagan
and going down with him heavily.
In the tenth Dempsey smashed Reagan
on the ribs with his left, and on the nose
with his right, with terrific
force drawing blood, which was
claimed, but not allowed for
Dempsey, as Reagan had got first blood in
the seventh. Reagan fought hard and
fast, and ELECTED much praise.
In the eleventh and twelfth Dempsey
pounded and threw Reagan again. 1t was
evident the latter had the worst of the
bargain in agreeing to the London rules.
He went on, however, like Spartan.
In the thirteenth Dempsey attempted
again to back heel his opponent, who went
down on his knees TO avoid fall
Reagan was thrown hard in both the
fourteenth and fifteenth, while the in-fght-
ing was of the most savage character.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth there
were two more falls for Dempsey, who also
gave Reagan a terrible smash on the nose.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth the
same thing was kept up, although Reagan
fought gamely and did the best he could.
In the twentieth Dempsey kept up q
tattoo on Reagan's ribs until the oozing
blood made the body appear raw When
Reagan went down to avoid another fall,
Dempsey cursed him and told him to get up
and fight.
Reagan came up angry for the twenty
first, and the fighting was furious, Dempsey
receiving some heavy blows. Reagan was
thrown, however, in this and the next
round.
Round twenty-five was a savage one.
Dempsey pounding his adversary's face in a
horrible manner. The latter was game
through and through.
Rounds twenty-six to thirty-four were
remarkable only tor the way in which |
Dempsey hit his man, and the frequency
with which Reagan went down to save
himself Dempsey's umpire even urged |
his man to strike Reagan while he was on
his knees, on account of a foul in the early |
part of the fight, but Jack refused to do it. |
Rounds thirty-fye to thirty-eight |
were characterized by an apparent |
revival of power on the part |
of Reagan, who rushed Dempsey some. but |
without much result. In the thirty
seventh Reagan received terrible thump |
on the ribs.
In the forty-frst round both men at the |
same instant fetched each other vicious
clips with the right and left. Dempsey
had scarcely mark on him at this time, |
besides swollen left eye.
Rounds fourty-two, forty-three, and
forty-four practically closed the battle.
Dempsey numerically punished Reagan,
whose lips were pulled, and his left eye
closed. He was voted by the spectators as
game a man as ever stood in ring. He
never cried quits.
At the beginning of round forty-fve, Bob
Smith, at the solicitation of Reagan's
friends, who saw he had no chance to win,
jumped into the ring and threw up the
sponge.
The fight lasted one hour and nine min
utes. In the first ring there was eighteen
minutes fighting, and in the second fifty
one minutes. The fight ended at 10:1 p.
M, leaving Dempsey still champion mid
Both men weighed 147. Demp-
sey has won thirty fights, and had six
draws. He has never been defeated.
Reagan had only fought two battles pre-
vious to this, winning both.